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Janitou

Janitou

Synopsis A flop in India and worldwide, Bollywood film of the 70s “Janitou” turned out to be a blockbuster in the 80s in Algeria where it holds an important place in the collective memory of Algerians. This documentary film takes us on a journey into the souls of...

Garderie Nocturne / Night Nursery

Garderie Nocturne / Night Nursery

Synopsis In a popular neighbourhood of Bobo-Dioulasso, Mrs. Coda welcomes every evening the children of prostitutes in her home. These young women wander around the “Black”, a very lively alley of the city centre, until dawn when they come back to pick up their...

Faya Dayi

Faya Dayi

Synopsis Ethiopian legend has it that khat, a stimulant leaf was found by Sufi Imams in search of eternity. Inspired by this myth, Faya Dayi is a spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar immersed in the rituals of khat, a green leaf that Sufi Muslims chewed for...

Fanon Hier, Aujourd’hui

Fanon Hier, Aujourd’hui

Synopsis Who was Frantz Fanon and what is his present legacy? Psychiatrist, decolonization activist, author of the book Les damnés de la terre, Fanon died in December 1961, but his thoughts still irrigate many battlegrounds across the world. How is the thinker and man...

En route pour le Milliard

En route pour le Milliard

Synopsis For twenty years, the victims of the Six Day War in Kisangani, DRC, have been fighting for recognition of the conflict, condemnation of the belligerents and financial compensations. Appalled by the indifference of their rulers, they decide to embark on a...

Dans la maison / A way home

Dans la maison / A way home

Synopsis After years of separation, the filmmaker renews her relationship with her mother, Aïcha, now suffering from Alzheimer's. From Brussels to Tangiers, the odyssey of a family marked by exile is evoked through discretion and confession, pain, separation, grief,...

Mami Wata

Mami Wata

Dans le village d'Iyi, les villageois vénèrent la divinité sirène MAMI WATA et se tournent vers leur guérisseuse MAMA EFE, l'intermédiaire entre eux et Mami Wata, ainsi que la fille de Mama Efe, ZINWE, et sa protégée, PRISCA. Lorsque les enfants commencent à mourir et...

Shimoni

Shimoni

Geoffrey, 35, an introverted English teacher has just been released from prison after 7 years for killing his pregnant girlfriend. He has to restart his life in Shimoni, a sleepy village in rural Kenya, a place he loathes. There he stays with a rigid local Catholic...

Patience Esiawonam Adisenu

Patience Esiawonam Adisenu

My name is Patience Esiawonam Adisenu. I have a BFA in Television Production (Documentary) from the National Film and Television Institute, Ghana. I am a Content Producer, Writer and Social Activist. I am drawn to the uniqueness of stories especially from Africa and...

Zalissa

Zalissa

Synopsis Zalissa, 11-year-old girl in 5th year of primary school, sells peanuts in the evening in the neighbourhood to help her family living in precarious conditions. Her life is turned upside down when she starts dreaming of another life, to be someone other than...

Zinder

Zinder

Synopsis Indolent young people, most of whom are unsuccessful candidates for exile, are adding up to the ranks of gangs that spread violence in Zinder, Niger. Sinia Boy, Bawo and Ramsess are the characters who take me into this universe at the heart of trafficking. I...

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Sample movie – The title

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FESPACO 2021: 27th edition postponed

The General Delegate of FESPACO informs the professionals of African cinema and audiovisual and the Diaspora, the partners of the Festival and media professionals, researchers in cinema and audiovisual,